On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Leland Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/21/2010 09:16 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: >> Leland Jackson wrote: >>> Yeah, the wealthiest American are all just as broke as you and I, but >>> just on a different leave. Well, I've heard it all now. LOL >> Hi Leland, >> >> Nothing new about this, actually. We had this one old babe out on >> Longboat Key back in the Carter recession. Her husband was forced to cut >> her monthly allowance to a mere $40,000 a month and she flat couldn't >> handle it. She signed up for financial counseling, and it hit the papers. >> >> Remember, this was around 1980 or so. Couldn't possibly get by on $40K >> per month! > > 40k had a lot more kick back around 1980, than it does today, but I'm > sure the problem of people living beyond their means will persist > forever. You know the old "keep up with the Joneses" adage. > > Personally, I'd love to have the problem of being broke on a 10 million > annual income. LOL I could fix that problem in a hurry with a little > common sense cut back on extravagant, lavish excesses. ----------------
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